The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-25
PARTISAN BITTERNESS.
srF,sFur1nurET in Baton Rouge Seek 60
AfFront the Governor.

HRsFurnurE" in Baton Rouge Sock 70
Afrront The Governor.
New OrlennB Iineb-DemUcrHt
Bkror Rouan, Nov. 11s--DIlring the past
fo,y anvg the correspondent Of THE ITaIRH-
DrsrnuRET has heard rumurs to the eject
tl,nt certain supporters Of Gen. Nichols in
ttrie city had declined to ppy the amounts
tbgy had HabsGribed to aid the Central Louis
lana Fair Association in giving their pro-
posed fair. because the committee On ipRlta-
fiop Ind invited Gov McEnery to be present
nj Elte uperiing Of the fair and deliver an adj
dress, and made the withdrawal Of the iuyi-
tation a positive necessity to secure their
financial aid.
These rumorg looked 30 improbable and
unreasonable that your correspondent did
not consider them Wurthy Of attention until
last evening. when he was approached BY
member Of the association and informed that
the rumors were true, and that the commit
tee Of arrangements would be sarioustg en-
barrassed il this threat was carried out.
A brief statement Of facts in connection
with this subject may not be out Of place TO
show the injustice Of such action.
Nearly two years ago. through the efforts
Of Prof W. G. Stubbs, of the Louisiana state
University and AgTleuttural and AeohHnleal
College, and Hon. I, j. Bird, state commits
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tive and enterprising planters and farmers
in this parish and West Baton Rouge came
together and organized what has been slpee
known to be the Planters and farmers Cllb
OF East and West Baton Rouge.
The benefits 10 be derived from this organ
igation soon unaffected themselves to the
planters and farmers IN tins secIlon, anu Is
membership soon increased and spread until
every ward in this parish Is represented on
its roll and it has good membership from
the west side Of the river.
This club soon developed the idea Of
spreading the seeds Of the good work started
here so &nat the fruits therefEoIn might be
enjoyed by the people engaged IN nETlcHItufe
all over this fair State Of ours.
Accordingly, at the request OF Tins club the
State Commissioner Of Agriculture look
active steps in organizing movement IN the
several parishes to obtain full TepTese1lta-
ton 10 O meeting TO be held at Baton Rouge
forthe purpose Uf. organizing a State society.
The Governor Of tine State did ali IN his
power to aid the movement which was sue
cessfully contaminated, and to-day under
the guidance of that able, patriotic and enter
pYiBing gentleman, Gen. j. l.. Brent, OF As
censiOn, is an organization that the good
people Of Louisiana may well be proudsaf.
This good work accomplished, served to
pave the way for other moves looking 20 The
welfare Of the aErlcuiturlst, stock raiser and
manufacturer.
Planters and Farmers Club OF East and West
Baton ROnEe organized what is now known
al the Central Louisiana Fair Association,
with its dOmlCile at Baton houge.
Upon completing its organization by the
election Of a Board of Directors etc. this
association resolved to give it's first hgr1cuI-
tural and stock fair on the 9Th, Sth and 9th
Of December next.
Not having the means al hand to Buccsss-
| fully execute their purposes, the Board OF
Directors of the fair association appointed q
special committee to CHll upon the merchants
and citizens OF this parish and West Baton
Rouge aud request subscriptions to aid the
With conmendable spirit the amount sufIi-
Cient TO iustIfy the BDarda0 Directors to 60
ahead with the work Of preparing for the
fair was raised, and they called upon the
subscribers only as the money was needed to
defray the actual expenses for work IN pro-
In the meantime it became known to GER
tain parties that the committee on invitation
had, among others, invited the Governor OF
the State to be present at the opening Of the
fair and deliver an address.
This fact, il seems, was the signal for q
number Of gentlemen who had subscribed TO
the fair to inform the committee IN charge OF
the fair work that, unless the invitation to
| Gov. MCEneFy was Withdrawn. they would
decline to pay the amounts they had sub
sCribed.
| ated quite a sensation here and Is condemned
/ by all lberal-mInded citizens, without re-
| gard to their personal pr8tefeneeg in
the present political canvass. for y Z
on by the committee who extended
| to him the courteous invitation the
! Governor informed them that he was unable
! to say at that time whether he could be pres.
ent or not, but should he be able 70 do &c
| he would take great pleasure in dong 80,
stating that he desired to do what he could tc
| make the fair q success.
| For complete disregard Of the impoFtanef
| Of this, an enterprise gotten mp and designed
! to benefit tie whole people, without regard
! to differences Of anE character whatsoever,
! this bitter partisan step eXceiH in intolerance
anything Of the kind ever heard OF IN this
! linn